7,000 households in 170 estates will have services taken over by council

In a historic move, more than 7,000 households in 170 estates are to benefit from having their infrastructure services taken over by Cork County Council.

It is the single biggest “taking in charge” move by the council, which will now take over the running of water, sewerage, footpaths, lighting etc in these formerly, private estates.

The council is to prepare a programme of works to bring all of the estates’ infrastructure up to standard.